Unscramble CONTEMPLATES and you have 434 words, CONTEMPLATES itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. CONTEMPLATE is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CONTEMPLATES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 7 with 10, 30 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.
CONTEMPLATE tops the 11-letter words made with CONTEMPLATES letters at 17 points; next comes PENTECOSTAL on 15.
7 10-letter words in CONTEMPLATES; 4 of them share the top score of 16. COMPENSATE and PLACEMENTS are everyday picks.
10 of 30 9-letter words from CONTEMPLATES tie at 15 points; none scores more. TEMPLATES, PLACEMENT and COMPETENT will look familiar.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTEMPLATES, the top score is 14, reached by 8. COMPLETE, TEMPLATE and TELECOMS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words from CONTEMPLATES, 12 score 13 points, the group's best. COMPETE, CLEMENT and POSTMAN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words in CONTEMPLATES, the top score is 12, reached by 12. ESCAPE, ASPECT and CEMENT are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 5-letter words made with CONTEMPLATES letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. COMES, PEACE and CAMPS will look familiar.
CAMP and COMP share the top score of 10 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTEMPLATES. COME, CAME and MAPS are the ones most people know.
13 of 60 3-letter words from CONTEMPLATES tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, MAP and MAN will look familiar.
Trade one tile of CONTEMPLATES for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with COMPLETEST (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CONTEMPLATES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTEMPLATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 434) | 343 | 433 | 319 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
91 of the 434 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EMPLECTONS, EMPLECTON, SCAPEMENT, CALMSTONE, CAMELEONS, CAMPEST, CAMPLES, COMPAST, ECOMAPS, MECONATES, PACEMEN, CAMELEON and 79 more. 23 of the 434 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COMPLEATS, COMPAS, ESCALOPE, TELECOMS, NOPLACE, PATONCE, TENTPOLES, APEMEN, CAPOTS, COMSAT, NESTMATE, CAMOS and 11 more. 1 of the 434 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: PENTECOSTAL.
Each word below uses all the letters of CONTEMPLATES and one more.